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African Union Passport Launched during Opening of 27th AU Summit in Kigali

July 17, 2016
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Kigali, Rwanda - 17 July 2016 - The Twenty seventh (27th) Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government kicked off on 17 July 2016 at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC), Rwanda, with a strong call for unity and love for the continent. The opening ceremony was marked by a symbolic act of Pan-Africanism with the launch of the African Union (AU) passport aimed at facilitating the free movement of people on the continent. H.E. Mr.

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Welcome Remarks of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union

Kigali. RWANDA, 17 July 2016

 

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UN Secretary-General’s remarks at IGAD Extraordinary Summit

Kigali, 16 July 2016

Thank you for your invitation and your collective efforts to address the crisis in South Sudan.

Let me begin by saying I was not planning to be in Kigali, but I am here because there is a crisis and I am here because we need to urgently address it together.

I know many of you have worked hard to secure peace for the world’s youngest country – and I know all of us agree that we cannot afford South Sudan slipping back into a civil war.

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Africa needs collaborative efforts to promote industrialization –Dr. Mayaki

July 16, 2016
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Kigali, Rwanda 16 July 2016 - African countries need to be strategic and work collaboratively in promoting industrialization in the continent as this will help in creating employment opportunities and become competitive in a global trading world.

Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki the Chief Executive Officer of New Partnership for African’s Development (NEPAD) told journalists’ attending the 27th African Union Summit in Kigali that the biggest challenges impeding the continent was a “Trade” whereby countries are not trading with each, lack of enough infrastructure and poverty.

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NEPAD Heads of State Conference kicks off with call for fast tracking Agenda 2063

July 16, 2016
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Kigali, Rwanda 16 July 2016 - The Chairperson of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC), President Macky Sall of Senegal, has commended the efforts taken by African leaders in implementing projects that have become a foundation for inclusive growth and achieving Agenda 2063.

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Twenty Seventh (27th) Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union

July 17, 2016
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INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

Theme: “2016: African Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the Rights of Women”.
What: Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union
When: Sunday 17 – Monday 18 July 2016
Where: Kigali Convention Centre (KCC), Rwanda.

Who: The 27th AU Summit is organnised by the African Union Commission AUC

Investment in education will reduce human capital constraints in Africa –H.E Mwencha

July 15, 2016
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Kigali, Rwanda 15 July 2016 - Africa must enormously invest in education if the human capital restraints that are besieging the continent are to be permanently addressed, H.E Erastus Mwencha the Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission has said.

Mr. Mwecha was speaking while addressing the international and local media at a press conference organize in the sideline of the ongoing 27th AU Summit in Kigali capital Rwanda.

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